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Word: handedly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hampton is willing to justify his anti-gay actions by openly expressing his views, no matter how potentially offensive they are. But for every Jack Hampton there are many, many more judges who might hand down similar rulings without expressing their prejudices to a reporter...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: People's Court | 1/6/1989 | See Source »

...leaders from five continents to a TIME conference charged with producing a tough but realistic action program. The conference was organized by Washington correspondent Dick Thompson. His proudest coup was to persuade a team of Soviet experts to participate. The group was led by Fyodor Morgun, Mikhail Gorbachev's hand-picked chairman of the state committee for environmental protection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Jan 2 1989 | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

...other hand, the summer's disasters may have had nothing to do with the greenhouse effect. They could have been random events -- all part of the natural year-to-year variations in weather. Many climatologists called Hansen's remarks premature and feared that if this summer happens to be cool, public worries about the greenhouse effect will quickly fade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Planet Of The Year: Global Warming Feeling the Heat | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

...reticent and the shy." When he finds one, like the old man on the bench, he dangles a pair of gray or maroon woolen gloves and says, "Take them, please. They're free. They're a gift. No strings attached." Then he shakes a trembling hand. This simple act of communion, says Greenberg, "will almost invariably bring a smile of acknowledgment. You can tell the handshake is in earnest because they press your fingers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloves for The Needy: One Heart Warms Many Chilly Fingers | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

While continuing to hand out condoms, Mechai has helped couples move on to more sophisticated forms of contraception. He put birth-control "supermarkets" in bus terminals, offering Pills, IUDs and spermicidal foam as well as condoms. Mechai also opened vasectomy clinics across the country, including one in Bangkok's massage-parlor district. Each year on the King's birthday, the P.D.A. offers free vasectomies (normal price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Planet Of The Year: The Good News: Thailand Controls a Baby Boom | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

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